ControlPanel/Display/adj res: YELLOW TRIANGLE EXCLAMATION saying:
'If your resolution is below 1024 x 768, some items may not fit on
the screen.' This does NOT(!!!) appear on the old machine!
===>>> IS THIS MS's ANSWER TO THIS INVASIVE PROBLEM?!
Post-doc: after implementing the below solution, this no longer appears.

. temp installed possible promising KB fixes via WinUpd

Solution
I could ramble on about the WEEK spent trying to resolve this, but when all
the clues (ie: PROCMON, WinDbg, gut feeling, etc) pointed to COURE.fon, that
led me to this URL via Google that RESOLVED(!!!) all 3 of my problems:

http://www.rlvision.com/misc/windows_7_font_bug.asp
WINDOWS 7 FONT SIZE BUG
Basically, when going from 125% to 100% screen size, Windows "forgets" to put
back 3 fonts, which the above 3 apps use. A simple registry change and re-boot
corrects this problem. Now the 3 apps work the same on both the old&new machines.

As far as I'm concerned, this should be a HIPER (ie: "VIP") fix from MS,
yet my perusal of the fixes WinUpd presented to me (APR20,2012) didn't seem to
address this INVASIVE PROBLEM, which really surprises me! If anyone knows the
KB fix # (IF IT EVEN EXISTS!), please post it!